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2023 Most Popular Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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$123,162 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Doctor's Degree School for You

Information Science is the #38 most popular major in the country with 6,934 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Science Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Our analysis found Nova Southeastern University to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 24% of the IS majors at the school.

Read full report on Information Science at Nova Southeastern University

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 27% are male.

Read full report on Information Science at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great place for information science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the IS majors at the school.

Full Information Science at Florida State University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the Southeast Region . UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

About 33% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Information Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 99
Florida 235
Georgia 56
North Carolina 97
Tennessee 5
Kentucky 18
Louisiana 21
Alabama 40
South Carolina 1
Mississippi 0
Arkansas 32
West Virginia 12

Information Science is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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